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- We got a look at the presentation Clearing used to raise $20 million for its approach to chronic pain management;
- Analysts think One Medical can shake off its stock-market slump;
- "Ultra-maskers" are planning to stay masked possibly even after the pandemic ends.
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See the presentation a serial entrepreneur used to raise $20 million from Bessemer and Founders Fund for his solution for Americans living with chronic pain
- Clearing, a chronic pain management startup, raised $20 million in seed funding from Bessemer and Founders Fund on Tuesday.
- The round valued the just-launched startup at $100 million.
See the pitch deck cofounder Avi Dorfman used to convince investors to back his latest startup>>
Analysts are optimistic that primary-care upstart One Medical can shake off its stock-market slump
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One Medical 's stock has fallen 34.7% in the last three months. - Its losses in the first quarter of 2021 were double what analysts expected.
- However, most analysts have reaffirmed their positive buy ratings, pointing to ongoing expansion.
'Ultra-maskers' say they'll keep wearing masks even though they've been vaccinated - and perhaps after the pandemic ends
- Many "ultra-maskers" are refusing to take off their masks even though they're fully vaccinated.
- Some want to signal respect for other people or avoid the flu. Others distrust the CDC.
- Several ultra-maskers said they'll continue to wear masks in public even after the pandemic is over.
More stories we're reading:
- The Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective against the variant first found in India, but only if you get both doses, real-world data shows (Insider)
- Hospitals got federal aid during the pandemic. They're still on an acquisition spree. (The New York Times)
- Some young vaccine recipients reported a heart problem but the CDC says it's not clear if the condition is related to the vaccine (Insider)
- Three researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology became sick enough to go to the hospital in November 2019 (The Wall Street Journal)
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